Job Description

Would you like to put your business, marketing or food and drink experience skills and knowledge into practice in an exciting and varied role working with some of the top brands, companies and minds in the global food industry. Business growth has meant that we are looking for an ambitious person to join our dynamic team of management, research and strategy consultants.

As Project Support Executive you will play a pivotal role in our consultancy and will be supporting the team to deliver a wide range of work, from researching food category trends in the UK and Europe, running consumer taste tests to conducting competitor analysis, finding manufacturers to work with our clients, or producing presentations for our webinars. Our clients are based in over 30 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the USA.

The Role of a Project Support Executive

This role is perfect for a motivated person who has a few years' post University related business, marketing or food and drink work experience. You are a person that is keen to learn and develop, and looking for a role that will provide skill development and stimulation.

Our ideal candidate is someone with a keen interest in the food and drink landscape, eager to make a meanigful impact in the industry, and ready to grow their career with a company that leads in food and drink consultancy.

Personal Qualities and Attributes

Understanding of or have worked in the food industry Communicates well and confidently Purposeful, organised and directed at getting things done quickly Self-disciplined but also able to work as part of a team Handle people and problems with empathy, confidence and determination Cope with rapid shifts in priorities as the responsibilities of the role are broad in scope, encompassing a wide variety of activities Confident to take independent action with a sense of urgency and act on your own initiative Not afraid to make mistakes and learn from it Able to make difficult decisions and take responsibility for them React and adjust quickly to changing conditions and come up with practical ideas for dealing with them

Tasks include but not limited to:

Research & report writing - Researching and compiling market and consumer research Analysis & recommendations - Analyse findings to support client recommendations and produce project reports Client account management - Manage day to day communications, attend client debriefs and participating where appropriate, supporting the planning and execution of workshops and any other miscellaneous activity carried out for the client's best interests. Consumer research - recruiting participants, setting up survey's, running taste tests and managing results/response Design - Format and design of presentations and reports using Canva and Powerpoint Marketing & communications - input into HRA's marketing through writing articles, producing trends reports and facilitation social media activities Team working- you will be supporting and working alongside a small team of Project Managers and external spcialists, but will also have close liaison with the senior leadership team.

Benefits and rewards

The company boasts an excellent working environment where every individual has the opportunity to make an impact. We use Macbooks with the very latest hardware and software including online and cloud based collaborative applications. We are a small team with minimal hierarchy so your progression will be reflected through increased responsibility and autonomy on projects, with a view to becoming more involved in project management.

As a BCorp committed company we recognise some tasks are better delivered from home and can give staff more flexibility in their personal lives. What counts is using our time together to collaborate, innovate, ideate, plan, and socialise. We do regular little picks, volunteer, take a lunchtime sea swim, play a round of tennis, have team lunches and some people have even paddleboarded to work!

Benefits...

Annual leave: 20 days annual leave, increasing a day a year, plus bank holidays Training and Development: We encourage, and fund, professional growth which could include professional qualifications, regular meetings with the line manager/wider team, on-the-job training, project management training, industry CPD, mentoring, etc. Flexibility: Everyone works differently. Whether it's early mornings, late nights, or a day at home, we support whatever makes you effective. Office Location: Situated near the beach in South Devon Hybrid working: 2 days at home and 3 days in the office Financial Wellbeing: Attractive salary and bonus/reward schemes. Physical Wellbeing: Company funded gym memberships Sustainable Transport: EV salary sacrifice car scheme with tax and NI benefits Cycle to Work scheme for tax free 0% cycles and cycle equipment Enhanced Workplace Pension: (12% scheme, 7% employer contributions) Healthcare: Company private healthcare scheme for staff inc. allowances for dental work, eye tests, medical tests, outpatients etc.

Working Arrangements:

This role offers a hybrid working model with remote work on Mondays and Fridays and Babbacombe office-based Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The ability to drive and willingness to travel within and outside the UK for client meetings or events (with expenses covered) is required.

Qualifications and Skills

Degree (marketing, business, food and drink related ) and Masters/MBA welcomed IT literate with proven proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint (advanced Excel knowledge desirable) Understanding and use of AI tools Ability to use software for surveys, CRM and project management Comfortable with, and experience of, researching and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data Excellent and accurate writing skills
We are committed to hiring the right person regardless of background, ethnicity, disability, gender, sexuality, or age. Please drop your CV to ellen@hra-global.com?together with a brief outline of your suitability for the position. Deadline 13th March 2026 but early applicants encouraged. Immediate start available.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Cycle to work scheme Employee mentoring programme Free parking Gym membership Private medical insurance Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:

Torquay TQ1 3NT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

Bachelor's (required)
Experience:

food production/manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Torquay TQ1 3NT